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Top news and merchandising and marketing trends unfolding with grocery consumer brands in beverages, natural and organic, snacks, condiments and more.

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Biden Orders Review of U.S. Supply Chains as CBA Calls for National Supply-Chain Office

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Feb. 24, 2021

The Consumer Brands Association and a supply-chain trade group are calling for a national Office of Supply Chain as the president is expected sign an executive order calling for review of critical supply chains.

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BrandSpark Names 2021 Most Trusted Consumer Product Brands

 By Jennifer Strailey on Feb. 23, 2021

Market research firm BrandSpark International has named the 2021 winners of the BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards for everyday consumer product brands.

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COVID-19 Changed the Grocery Assortment

By Phil Lempert on Feb. 05, 2021

The Lempert Report: What categories were the winners and losers?

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Meijer Seeks Midwest-Made Products in Localization Summit

By WGB Staff on Jan. 20, 2021

The retailer is offering small, local businesses in its six-state footprint the opportunity to pitch their products virtually.

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New Company Marries Chocolate, CBD

By WGB Staff on Jan. 08, 2021

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Five CBD has launched its own line of gourmet chocolates that contain CBD. 

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Blacksmith Applications Acquires TABS Analytics

By WGB Staff on Dec. 18, 2020

The CPG trade promotion software company installs TABS’ founder, Kurt Jetta, as chief analytics officer.

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Jones Soda Promotes Mark Murray to President and CEO

By WGB Staff on Dec. 02, 2020

The veteran CPG executive, who joined the craft beverage brand as a consultant earlier this year, succeeds interim CEO Jamie Colbourne.

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Candy Crush: Pandemic Drives Consumers’ Chocolate Cravings

By Anne-Marie Roerink on Nov. 23, 2020

Ordering for delivery or pickup from the local grocery store overtook pure e-commerce retailers as the most popular way to purchase confectionery online, resulting in a doubling of online confectionery sales during the 26-week period ending Sept. 6, 2020, vs. a year ago.

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The Beverage Industry Rethinks Single-Serve

By Amanda Baltazar on Nov. 02, 2020

An increased focus on plastic waste has major beverage companies taking a second look a packaging practices.

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One-on-One With an Oscar Mayer ‘Wienermobile’ Pilot

By Jon Springer on Oct. 23, 2020

Zach "n' Cheese" Chatham discusses his “roll” marketing an iconic CPG brand Coast-to-Coast, which happens to be in his blood.

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